2009 GRAND PRIZE WINNER, DOORPOST FILM PROJECT

Website:

http://www.thedoorpost.com/hope/The Butterfly Circus/

Starring:

Eduardo Verástegui, Doug Jones, Nick Vujicic, Matthew Allmen, Connor Rosen, Lexi Pearl, Mark Atteberry, Kirk Bovill, Bob Yerkes and Dion Slider.

Screenplay By:

Joshua and Rebekah Weigel

Directed By:

Joshua Weigel

Produced By:

Joshua Weigel, Rebekah Weigel and Angela Alvarez

Plot Outline:

At the height of the Great Depression, the showman of a renowned circus leads his troupe through the devastated American landscape, lifting the spirits of audiences along the way. During their travels they discover a man without limbs at a carnival sideshow, but after an intriguing encounter with the showman he becomes driven to hope against everything he has ever believed. Starring Eduardo Verástegui (Bella), Doug Jones (Pan’s Labyrinth, Fantastic Four) and featuring the debut performance of Nick Vujicic.